Okaloosa County BOCC — August 4, 2015 — Edward Byrne JAG Program FY15-Cert of Participation

OKALOOSA COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS -AGENDA REQUEST- TO: HONORABLE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FROM: CATHERINE WHITE, DRUG COURT MANAGER DATE: AUGUST 4, 2015 SUBJECT: Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2015 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program - JAG Countywide - State Solicitation DISTRICT: ALL BACKGROUND: The Florida Department of Law Enforcement, through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program —JAG Countywide - State Solicitation, has allocated $58,454 to Okaloosa County to be used by local units of government. The JAG funds may be used by local units of government for state and local initiatives, technical assistance, training, personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support, and information systems for criminal justice. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Office of Criminal Justice Grants, requires the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners to complete and return a Certificate of Participation form notifying whether Okaloosa County accepts or declines serving as the coordinating unit of government for this grant program and appointing a designated person for the coordination and preparation of applications for grant funding. RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of County Commissioners take the following actions: 1. Approve the Certificate of Participation accepting service as the coordinating unit of government in the FFY 2015 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program - JAG Countywide - State Solicitation; 2. Authorize Catherine A. White, Drug Court Manager, Court Administration, to serve as the County’s designee for the purposes of coordinating the preparation of applications for grand funds with the Office of Criminal Justice Grants; and 3. Authorize the Chairman, as the County’s representative, to sign the Certificate of Participation. p Recommended By: M Catherine A. White Drug Court Case Manager Court Administration, First Judicial Circuit CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Countywide Program Date: _August 4, 2015 Ms. Petrina T. Herring Bureau Chief Office of Criminal Justice Grants Florida Department of Law Enforcement 2331 Phillips Road Tallahassee, Florida 32308 Dear Ms. Herring: This is to inform you that the Board of County Commissioners Accepts i Declines ___ the invitation to serve. as the coordinating unit of government in the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program. For purposes of coordinating the preparation of our application(s) for grant funds with the Office of Criminal Justice Grants, we have designated the following person: Name: Catherine A. White Title; Drug Court Manager E-mail: Cathy.White@flcourts1.gov. Agency: Court Administration, First Judicial Circuit Address: 100 West Maxwell Street City: ’ Pensacola Zip: _ 32501 Telephone: __850-595-3055 County: _Okaloosa Sincerely, Nathan D. Boyles Chair, Board of County Commissioners Rule Reference 11D-9.006 OCJG-024 (Rev. June 2012)